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Old 10-12-2006, 02:33 PM   #6
barefoot serpent
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The 'leaves' or pads of prickly pear are also edible. The flesh is cut into strips -- nopales -- and fried ala bell peppers for fajitas.

edit: and they make a beer out of them in South Africa (where the plant has become invasive).
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